Cooperative Agreement 1572555172CA

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Geographic Programs - Puget Sound Protection and Restoration: Tribal Implementation Assistance Program (CFDA 66.121) to Northwest Indian College (NWIC). The funding will support NWIC's efforts to increase opportunities for Indigenous science students to participate in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) professional development through targeted internships over a 3-year period...

This $159,273.72 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931) will support a qualified undergraduate or graduate student to work alongside NPS staff on cultural and natural resources communication, education, and tribal collaboration projects in Channel Islands National Park. The first internship will provide an opportunity for a qualified Native American student to assist NPS employees with...

The ST Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin were awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) to address school truancy within their tribal community. The funding will enable the tribe to expand its truancy intervention services by hiring two cultural mentors to create and operate a culturally responsive mentorship program. The mentors will lead group sessions with students or students and families, including facilitated talking...

This is a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 under the Youth Engagement, Education, and Employment program (CFDA 15.676). The total award amount is $276,612.44 with a performance period from Jun 23, 2025 to Sep 30, 2030. Under this Cooperative Agreement, the Student Conservation Association, Inc. (SCA) will provide an intern to support the agency's Midwest Region Cultural Resources Management Program. The intern will work independently and as part of the...

This $156,000.03 cooperative agreement, awarded by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Youth and Veteran Organizations Conservation Activities program (CFDA 15.931), supports a partnership between the NPS and the Student Conservation Association, Inc. (SCA) to recruit and provide internships for college students and recent graduates in natural resource management, with a focus on botany, wildlife, or cultural resources. The agreement will fund internships over a 3-year period at...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $365,846, provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Cooperative Research Units (CFDA 15.812) program, will support research to deepen the understanding of the mechanisms of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) transmission in deer populations. The University of Wisconsin-Madison will conduct this 5-year project, which aims to address key knowledge gaps around CWD, including prion detection and variation, environmental transmission,...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $199,999 to the College of Menominee Nation to develop a vegetative and fire timeline of past regional and seasonal climate within the Menominee ancestral homelands in the Upper Great Lakes region. The project aims to build research capacity at the tribal college to sample and analyze lake sediment cores, which can provide a window into the environmental history and climate evolution of the...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a $222,289 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Wisconsin - Madison Division of Extension under the Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) to provide project coordination, management, and leadership for the Headwaters to Coast Initiative in the Lake Superior basin of Wisconsin. The objectives are to develop a conservation blueprint for the Wisconsin South Shore of Lake Superior and strategically deliver habitat restoration, protection, and...

This $100,470 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) will support collaboration between the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society (NAFWS) and the USGS Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program. The project aims to enhance tribal engagement in biological threat (wildlife disease) detection, surveillance, and adaptive management on tribal lands. Key products and services to be delivered...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service (under CFDA Program 15.608 - Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance) provides $329,464.74 to the University of Wisconsin System to study brook trout habitats and movements in Minnesota's Lake Superior tributary streams. The research aims to: 1) determine seasonal habitat use and movements of brook trout, brown trout, and steelhead trout; 2) assess habitat overlap and competition between native brook...